The Book of Special Effects Photography

by Michael John Langford

Book Overview

The world of special effects photography, of weird, unlikely, dramatically powerful pictures created by means of a variety of camera and darkroom techniques, is now open to every photographer. No... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394521072
• ISBN13: 9780394521077
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.

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Synopsis

Topics covered include... Camera and Lens Control - Camera movement and slow shutter; Focus; Zoom, wide-angle and telephoto lens; Multiple exposures Attachments and Reflections - Color and other filters; Diffusion techniques; Reflections; Kaleidoscope; Screens and masks Lighting and Studio - Low and high key; Shadow and contarst; Light sources; Flash; Front and back projection; Staged images Effects With Film - Infra-red; Mismatching film and process; Grain; Line images; Manipulating instant pictures Post-Camera Effects - Sandwiches; Copy manipulations; Montage; Applied color; Toning; Solarization; Photograms; Emulsion manipulations; Video; Photocopying; Mixed media Appendixes - Equipment; Films and processing; Techniques and formulae; Holography; Working as a profesisonal